Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected Parkview Constructions' bid to tweak its cross-claims in a lawsuit over alleged combustible cladding at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park. 

A court will be asked to approve a confidential settlement in a class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney that includes a gag clause barring group members from making any public statements about the suit. 

A judge has vacated a hearing in Energy Resources' lawsuit challenging a decision not to renew its lease for the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory after hearing there were "good prospects" the case could be resolved. 

The competition regulator will not oppose waste management company Cleanaway's $110 million acquisition of Citywide Waste, saying the tie-up was unlikely to substantially lessen competition for waste services in Melbourne.

AGL has sued Siemens for damages stemming from a generator outage at its coal-fired power station in Victoria's LaTrobe Valley, which the energy company said at the time had resulted in a $70 million profit hit.

Ashurst has relocated its Sydney office to 39 Martin Place, creating a work space across eight sprawling floors that features flexible and collaborative work arrangement and dedicated client floors.

Abacus Storage Kings has rejected a $1.9 billion takeover offer from a consortium of Ki Corporation, the family office of South African businessman Nathan Kirsh, and New York Stock Exchange-listed Public Storage.

An interim payment claim under Queensland's SOP Act must include claims related to work carried out within the preceding six months, a judge has found.

The NSW Land and Environment Court has granted approval for the development of three fast food outlets on a block off the Central Coast Highway in the heritage listed suburb of Kariong, despite objections from locals. 

Castle Group has acquired a 41.32 hectare landholding in Western Sydney's Austral region for $119.5 million.